Col. Steve Hunter brings with him over 30 years of aviation experience. A graduate of Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, he graduated with a degree in aeronautics. He moved through the ranks in the USAF and Air National Guard. Starting as an enlisted member, becoming a Navigator for the KC-135 then Pilot on the KC-135. He is currently the Director of Operations for the Missouri Air National Guard. He works as pilot for a major United States airline where he has countless hours of flight experience flying the Boeing 777 among others he has flown previously. Col. Hunter has a passion for aviation that he brings with him and is a highly experienced flight instructor.